We did two trips to our neighbouring Malaysia - one to Melaka, which was fraught with misfortunes (kids and DH took turns to fall ill, I began my first menstrual cycle since having #3, shops closed on the exact day we went looking for them), and another today to JB, just to eat, shop and relax. It's taken us years and lots of reading up, googling and asking people before we dared venture to drive up. Major milestone.
I got my first laminating machine (muahahahaha) and dug out all my old workboxes and lessons (all right, there're not as many as it sounds lah), just so I could laminate some of the old stuff. This led to searching for MORE stuff to download and laminate... and finally to the beginnings of planning some homeschooling for the tot, not yet, he's still only 21 months old, but it's good to collect materials along the way and see where we can go. The older kids have also been asking for "fun activities to do, Mum!" so I try to print what I think will be fun, and yet still informative, worksheets to keep them entertained on days when they've been getting on my nerves and lost all their computer/PS2/iPad/TV privileges.
Semester 2 begins in less than 3 days. One thing I am looking forward to is the bringing forward of the afternoon session (this affects my P2 boy) so that they are dismissed half an hour earlier. Heck they should have done this earlier man! Thank you to our new Principal Francis Foo. He's also brought with him some great new initiatives, but those will not be in this post.
Late nights MUST end.
